Fred Redmon Bridge Quilt, Gateway to Our Valley
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| Our Quilt Interpretation of the Fred Redmond Bridge |
VIEWS OF THE BRIDGE
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| On a February Day |
Several years ago the seven fiber artists listed decided to undertake a rather challenging project -- create a quilt honoring the beautiful Fred Redmon Bridge. We divided a small photo into seven wedges, enlarged our wedge to a common size, used our own fabrics (except for one shared piece), struggled with joining the wedges, quilted and bound the edges. MAGIC! The quilt was created!
After showing it at the Juried Larson Gallery Exhibit, we found a great home for it at the Yakima Convention Center, where it now resides.
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| Sharing it With Yakima City Council |
Dedication Ceremony in Yakima Convention Center
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| Unveiling by the Artists |
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| 5 of the 7 Artists: Deborah Ann, Barbara Green, Anna Assink, Sally Fitch, Jeanne Strater Describing the Process of the Quilt's Creation |
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| Sally Fitch Showing the Bridge Photo That Inspired the Quilt |
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| Barbara Green and Jeanne Strater ShareTheir Quilt Stories |
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| Anna Assink Shows One of the Seven Wedges |
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| Can You Detect the 7 Wedges Division Made by the 7 Artists? |
The Quilt project was a such a positive experience for the seven of us. Can you imagine the difficulty of putting together such rigid lines that serve the structure of a bridge into soft fiber? For several of us it was a new experience. But the camaraderie and a new fiber experience was well worth the challenges we encountered.
You are all invited to see the Fred Redmon Bridge Quilt in the Yakima Convention Center
ENJOY
